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Mariah Carey's Newest Bling: A $400,000 Rolls Royce (see it!)

Keith GirardJanuary 7, 2011

These may be hard economic times, but Mariah Carey hasn't lost her taste for bling, and husband Nick Cannon has no qualms about spending her money to please her. Would you believe a $400,000 car for Christmas?...

CELEBRITIES

Toni Braxton Says She May Finally Strip for Playboy

Keith GirardJanuary 5, 2011

Cash starved R&B singer Toni Braxton may finally relent and bare all for Playboy magazine, after turning down the magazine three times in the past....

CELEBRITIES

Kim Kardashian Shows Off New Song; Video to Follow (listen!)

Keith GirardJanuary 3, 2011

Kim Kardashian is about to launch another career as a singer. She showed off her new single at Las Vegas club Tao, during a New Year's Eve celebration....

DANCE

John Mellencamp, Wife Elaine End 20-Year Marriage

Keith GirardDecember 31, 2010

Singer John Mellencamp, 59, and wife Elaine, 43, one of the few rock solid couples on the rock and roll scene, have decided to end their marriage after 20 years together....

CELEBRITIES

Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony Millionaire Tax Deadbeats

Keith GirardDecember 30, 2010

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony owe millions of dollars in back taxes, despite earning millions more every year in income from music, endorsements and clothing and perfume lines....

CELEBRITIES

Alanis Morissette, New Baby Boy Both Doing Well

Keith GirardDecember 28, 2010

Alanis Morissette, who battle anorexia and bulimia early in her career and later became a fitness buff, has given birth to a healthy baby boy, on Christmas day no less. No, she is not naming him Jesus....

CELEBRITIES

Enrique Iglesias Pulls a Tiger Woods in New Video (watch!)

Keith GirardDecember 23, 2010

Enrique Iglesias seduces a slew of women in his new video. Didn't anyone tell the Latin lover about Tiger Woods? ...

POP

Clay Cole, Legendary New York Music Show Host, Dies

Keith GirardDecember 19, 2010

I had just finished watching the movie Pirate Radio (2009) with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy and the wonderful Rhys Ilfans, and marveled at all the terrific music in the movie; from several Rolling Stones tracks to The Turtles’ “Eleanor.”...

Music

Critics Mixed on Michael Jackson Album 'Michael' (photos, video)

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2010

Michael Jackson may or may not be singing the first single, “Hold My Hand” off his first posthumous album, but music critics, for the most part, are giving a thumbs up to the song and sentimental new video featuring the King of Pop....

POP

Da Vinci Mona Lisa Mystery; Real Secret Codes Discovered in Eyes

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2010

Leonardo Da Vinci's mysterious Mona Lisa has just gotten even more intriguing. The Italian genius apparently painted tiny numbers and letters into the eyes of the enigmatic painting, but their meaning is unclear....

ArtRENAISSANCE

Katy Perry Kicks Off New Year With Hot Maxim Photos

Keith GirardDecember 7, 2010

Katy Perry was No. 1 in the 100 hottest girls of 2010 list for Maxim, so it seems almost fitting that the lad magazine kicks off 2011 with Perry on the cover of its January issue....

POP

Donald Trump faces growing scrutiny over his ties to Russia and debilitating attacks from supporters on his credibility. (Photo: Getty)

Rihanna Sizzles in UK GQ; Says Chris Brown's Behind Her (photos)

Keith GirardDecember 6, 2010

Rihanna spreads her hotness overseas in a stunning new photo spread in the British edition of GQ magazine and talks about her life to this point, including Chris Brown and her relationship to rapper Eminem....

R & B

Legendary Bee Gees Dissected in New Eagle Rock DVD

WinchesterNovember 29, 2010

One of my all-time favorite groups has been and will always be The Bee Gees. Our friends at Eagle Rock Entertainment have just released In Our Time a revealing look at the history of the group....

BETWEEN THE LINESPOP

Ke$ha, All Legs, Hot Bottom in Complex (photos)

Keith GirardNovember 25, 2010

Ke$ha is out to prove she is no one-hit wonder. Her new EP Cannibal was just released, with eight new tracks that are fueled with a euro dance beat that sent her hit "Tik Tok." She also shows she's all legs in a new photo spread in Complex magazine....

POP

Taylor Momsen Finally Annoys Her Way Off Gossip Girl

Keith GirardNovember 23, 2010

Taylor Momsen's hot mess, bad-girl posturing, always at the expense of someone else, is finally catching up with her. The 17-year-old with maturity to match is getting downsized big-time on "Gossip Girl."...

CELEBRITIES